Cushion-tire for vehicle-wheels.



W. E. BUDD.

CUSHION TIRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLIOATIOREILBD JUNE 26,.19091' 951,053. Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

Application filed June 26, 1909. Serial No. 504,600. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BUDD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chatham, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cushion-Tires forVehicle-\Vheels; and I do hereby cleclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tires forvehicle wheels and consists essentially in the provision of a tire madeup of a series of sections, preferably of cork, with a tread surface ofleather or other suitable material and in the provision of metallicsprings intermediate the sections, thereby giving a resiliency to thetire when completed.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a segment of a vehicle wheel showing a tire made in accordance withmy invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through the rim or fellyand the tire, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the telly of a wheel and B is a circular channel platefastened to the felly and provided with flanges B along its marginaledges. Mounted within the channel plate are the strips C made up ofsegmental blocks, preferably of cork made by grinding the latter andcompressing the same into compact sheets. D, D designate metallicsprings positioned underneath said strips H, made up of segmental blocksof cork, and E designate bolts which are passed through registeringapertures in the rim, channel plate, strips of cork and spring plate.Nuts F are mounted upon the threaded portion of said bolts, outside ofthe spring, and adapted to hold the same securely against theintervening layer or layers of cork. Outside and about the spring platesis a strip H of cork and, a suitable metallic sheath I incloses the samein order to protect it.

The outer tread surface of the tire, designated by letter K, is madepreferably of leather orany other suitable tough material and isfastened in place by any suitable means passing through one or more ofthe underlying sections of which the tire is composed. Said outer layersof leather and cork are preferably fastened to the spring plate by meansof rivets or other fastening means which are passed therethrough andclenched or otherwise secured.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of a tiremade up of sections as shown and described, the steel plates or bandswill afford additional strength to the tire and make the action of thecork more resilient, thus producing a substantial and durable tire.

What I claim to be new is 2- 1. A cushioning tire comprising, incombination with a rim of a wheel, a channel plate fastened thereto, aplurality of concentric strips made up of segmental blocks of cork, oneof which strips is mounted in said channel plate, steel springs intermediate of said strips, and a tread surface of leapluer secured to theouter of said strips of cor 2. A cushioning tire comprising, incombination with a rim of a wheel, a channel plate fastened thereto, aplurality of concentric strips made up of segmental blocks of cork, oneof which strips is mounted in said channel plate, steel springsintermediate of said strips, a metallic sheathing about said outer stripof cork, and a tread surface of leather.

3. A cushioning tire comprising, in combination with a rim of a wheel, achannel plate fastened thereto, a plurality of consaid leather treadsurface, sheathing and spring plates.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 3 signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses. 5 WILLIAM E. BUDD.

Witnesses MARIE A. MooNEY,

LEROY A. GIBBY.

centric strips made up of segmental blocks l of cork, one of which ismounted in said channel plate, steel springs intermediate of saidstrips, a metallic sheathing about said outer strip of cork, a treadsurface of leather, bolts passing through the rim, channel plate and oneof said strips of cork and spring plates, and fastening means passingthrough

